(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Turkish Prime Minister's Office confirmed that the twin blasts that rocked capital Ankara were caused by two suicide bombers.
"Identification efforts continue on bodies of two male terrorists who were ascertained to be suicide bombers," the Prime Ministry coordination center said in a statement.
The statement also updated the death toll from 95 to 97, including a Palestinian citizen, the Turkish Anadolu Agency reported.
The coordination center added that 92 of the victims were identified and 91 of them were delivered to their families.
The twin explosions, the deadliest in Turkey in recent memory, also left
hundreds wounded.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted a leftist rally near Ankara's historic train station calling for an end to the Kurdish conflict and political reform.
Three days of mourning had been announced for the victims early Saturday.
Security officials based in the capital told Anadolu Agency that the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers using TNT explosives, with metal balls added to make projectiles.
Police say they have found body parts belonging to the two apparent bombers and are working on identifying them. The authorities are also checking security camera footage from the area.
The number of dead makes the attack the deadliest in recent Turkish history.
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